The discussions predominantly support the publication's findings, with posts emphasizing the alarming 71% decline in oceanic sharks and rays over 50 years, mainly caused by overfishing. Words like 'collapsed,' 'urgent,' and 'serious' convey deep concern and emphasize the importance of conservation efforts, reflecting high engagement and impact.
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Most discussions emphasize the severity of the decline, supporting the article's findings of a 71% reduction in shark and ray populations due to overfishing.
InterestHigh interest
The participants demonstrate high curiosity and concern, referencing detailed statistics and calling for action, reflecting strong engagement with the topic.
EngagementHigh engagement
Many comments cite specific data points, endorse the urgency, and share related articles, showing deep and meaningful interaction with the subject.
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The discussions highlight widespread awareness, concern, and calls for conservation efforts, indicating the topic's significant influence on readers and communities invested in marine health.
Abstract in brief
Since 1970, the global population of oceanic sharks and rays has decreased by 71%, mainly due to increased fishing pressures.
The decline has raised the extinction risk for these species, with three-quarters now threatened.
Urgent conservation measures, such as strict bans and science-based fishing limits, are needed to prevent collapses and protect ecological functions.]
Jan 27, 2021 · 41 likes · 20 shares · 2,160 followersView post →
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IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group
@IUCNShark · X
Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays https://t.co/Be8Ewz4U7Y
"since 1970, the global abundance of oceanic sharks and rays has declined by 71% owing to an 18-fold increase in relative fishing pressure "
Aug 24, 2023 · 28 likes · 15 shares · 11,218 followersView post →
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Rakesh K Mishra
@3RakeshMishra · X
How many alarms will be needed to wake up, if ever? Do we realize that these are the indications of accelerated 'human extinction' as well!
Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays https://t.co/TJ4ajwAXnk
Jan 31, 2021 · 16 likes · 1 share · 3,265 followersView post →
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Domino Albert
@dominocean · X
New study published in @nature: Half a Century of Global Decline in Oceanic Sharks and Rays https://t.co/TRDzLMsVnA #OceanicSharkStatus #GlobalSharkTrends #ScienceTikTok
Jan 29, 2021 · 10 likes · 4 shares · 1,904 followersView post →
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The Express Tribune
@etribune · X
A decline of more than 85 per cent has been reported in Pakistan's shark resources over the past 50 years, according to an analysis, titled 'Half a Century of Global Decline in Oceanic Sharks and Rays'
https://t.co/SlVLO9mvu2
Jan 30, 2021 · 7 likes · 1,011,079 followersView post →
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ZadokShark
@sci_shark · X
And of course here's the link to the full article for those who want to get into the nitty-gritty of their findings!
https://t.co/N9EjKo8LPn
Jan 29, 2021 · 5 likes · 3,881 followersView post →
Since 1970, the global population of oceanic sharks and rays has decreased by 71%, mainly due to increased fishing pressures. Urgent conservation measures are needed to prevent species collapses and protect ecological…
Since 1970, the global population of oceanic sharks and rays has decreased by 71%, mainly due to increased fishing pressures. Urgent conservation measures, such as strict bans and science-based fishing limits, are…
RT @IUCNShark: Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays https://t.co/Be8Ewz4U7Y
"since 1970, the global abundance of o…
Aug 24, 2023 · 15 shares · 3,165 followersView post →
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claire lewis
@gatelab · X
RT @IUCNShark: Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays https://t.co/Be8Ewz4U7Y
"since 1970, the global abundance of o…
Aug 24, 2023 · 15 shares · 527 followersView post →
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Colin Simpfendorfer
@SharkColin · X
RT @IUCNShark: Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays https://t.co/Be8Ewz4U7Y
"since 1970, the global abundance of o…
Aug 24, 2023 · 15 shares · 8,821 followersView post →
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Shark Conservation Fund
@SharkRayFund · X
RT @IUCNShark: Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays https://t.co/Be8Ewz4U7Y
"since 1970, the global abundance of o…
Aug 24, 2023 · 15 shares · 3,853 followersView post →
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IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group
@IUCNShark · X
Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays https://t.co/Be8Ewz4U7Y
"since 1970, the global abundance of oceanic sharks and rays has declined by 71% owing to an 18-fold increase in relative fishing pressure "
Aug 24, 2023 · 28 likes · 15 shares · 11,218 followersView post →
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ines
@nameyour_plants · X
stats from:
Pacoureau, N., Rigby, C.L., Kyne, P.M. et al. Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays. Nature 589, 567–571 (2021). https://t.co/DFN84g9lyW
Furthermore, there's loads of research out there that details other causes of shark declines such as overfishing. Here's links to 2 recent & significant open-acess papers (7/10):
https://t.co/xo2VducoMv
https://t.co/vG67NFlUj8
@Kadrikhof @RTSinfo Le WWF a surtout compilé des données existantes. La méthodologie se trouve dans les articles servant de sources, ou dans leurs annexes. Par exemple là https://t.co/jOKXnq4F1H
One of the top-rated articles on @altmetric published by @nature : 'Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays'.
You can read the article here
Half a century of global decline in oceanic #sharks and #rays
Article Published: 27 January 2021
https://t.co/IirKYReTO3 https://t.co/HzNwOpZeNs
Feb 5, 2021 · 3 likes · 2,110 followersView post →
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ARNDT
@ARNDT73 · X
A worrying decline in #shark population: @nature reading > Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays https://t.co/JfA2N4n7qM
See also > https://t.co/VBWpghjPmG
We are eradicating the life in our seas and global #ocean. We must do vastly more to deliver real protection - our own well-being depends on it . #Sharks #Rays : Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays | Nature https://t.co/49HQvGXrlB
RT @3RakeshMishra: How many alarms will be needed to wake up, if ever? Do we realize that these are the indications of accelerated 'human e…
Jan 31, 2021 · 1 share · 1,362 followersView post →
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Rakesh K Mishra
@3RakeshMishra · X
How many alarms will be needed to wake up, if ever? Do we realize that these are the indications of accelerated 'human extinction' as well!
Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays https://t.co/TJ4ajwAXnk
Jan 31, 2021 · 16 likes · 1 share · 3,265 followersView post →
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Kimmo H
@chihuu · X
RT @RileyPollom: 1/11 Our new study is now out in @nature: Half a century of global decline in oceanic #sharks and #rays. https://t.co/CiVE…
Jan 30, 2021 · 74 shares · 3,348 followersView post →
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The Express Tribune
@etribune · X
A decline of more than 85 per cent has been reported in Pakistan's shark resources over the past 50 years, according to an analysis, titled 'Half a Century of Global Decline in Oceanic Sharks and Rays'
https://t.co/SlVLO9mvu2
Jan 30, 2021 · 7 likes · 1,011,079 followersView post →
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Manolo Perez
@ManoloLearning · X
RT @RileyPollom: 1/11 Our new study is now out in @nature: Half a century of global decline in oceanic #sharks and #rays. https://t.co/CiVE…
Jan 30, 2021 · 74 shares · 332 followersView post →
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Ingrid Bunholi
@ingridbunholi · X
RT @RileyPollom: 1/11 Our new study is now out in @nature: Half a century of global decline in oceanic #sharks and #rays. https://t.co/CiVE…
Jan 30, 2021 · 74 shares · 742 followersView post →
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Dalia K. M. Khojely
@DaliaACA · X
RT @SpringerNature: One of our top rated articles on @altmetric this past week was published by @nature: 'Half a century of global decline…
Jan 30, 2021 · 5 shares · 2,095 followersView post →
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Bruno Melo
@brunfmelo · X
RT @RileyPollom: 1/11 Our new study is now out in @nature: Half a century of global decline in oceanic #sharks and #rays. https://t.co/CiVE…
Jan 30, 2021 · 74 shares · 1,123 followersView post →
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Leonardo Feitosa
@FeitosaManir · X
RT @RileyPollom: 1/11 Our new study is now out in @nature: Half a century of global decline in oceanic #sharks and #rays. https://t.co/CiVE…
Jan 30, 2021 · 74 shares · 695 followersView post →
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Karol Kluska
@kluchman89 · X
I would like to read a recently published article about sharks decline: https://t.co/SCPgSpzsIr
Please send it to my e-mail: kluchman89@gmail.com
Thanks! #icanhazpdf
RT @dominocean: New study published in @nature: Half a Century of Global Decline in Oceanic Sharks and Rays https://t.co/TRDzLMsVnA #Ocean…
Jan 29, 2021 · 4 shares · 41,197 followersView post →
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D.Abid marzouq
@AbidMarzouq · X
RT @SpringerNature: One of our top rated articles on @altmetric this past week was published by @nature: 'Half a century of global decline…
Jan 29, 2021 · 5 shares · 1,072 followersView post →
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Domino Albert
@dominocean · X
New study published in @nature: Half a Century of Global Decline in Oceanic Sharks and Rays https://t.co/TRDzLMsVnA #OceanicSharkStatus #GlobalSharkTrends #ScienceTikTok
Jan 29, 2021 · 10 likes · 4 shares · 1,904 followersView post →
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Springer Nature
@SpringerNature · X
One of our top rated articles on @altmetric this past week was published by @nature: 'Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays'. You can read the article here
Jan 29, 2021 · 3 likes · 5 shares · 82,964 followersView post →
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JMB (Jean-Marc B.)
@RealJMB1 · X
"Half a century of global decline in oceanic #sharks and #rays."
Nathan Pacoureau, Cassandra L. Rigby et al. - Jan 27, 2021
#peerrev #biodiversity #species #extinction
https://t.co/Vj9FNsdReU
RT @RileyPollom: 1/11 Our new study is now out in @nature: Half a century of global decline in oceanic #sharks and #rays. https://t.co/CiVE…
Jan 28, 2021 · 74 shares · 87,496 followersView post →
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Dr Angel Borja
@AngelBorjaYerro · X
#Overfishing is everywhere: "Half a century of global decline in oceanic #sharks and #rays" Since 1970, their global #abundance has declined by 71% owing to an 18-fold increase in relative #fishing pressure, increasing their global #extinction risk
https://t.co/rZGTYcXF0a
Jan 28, 2021 · 1 like · 3,025 followersView post →
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Dr Lucy A Hawkes
@DrLucyHawkes · X
RT @RileyPollom: 1/11 Our new study is now out in @nature: Half a century of global decline in oceanic #sharks and #rays. https://t.co/CiVE…
Jan 28, 2021 · 74 shares · 4,494 followersView post →
RT @ikejiri_paleo: Nature のサメ研究の論文はこちら。
Pacoureau, N., Rigby, C.L., Kyne, P.M. et al. Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks an…
Jan 28, 2021 · 3 shares · 12,963 followersView post →
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Alice Manuzzi
@AliceManuzzi · X
RT @RileyPollom: 1/11 Our new study is now out in @nature: Half a century of global decline in oceanic #sharks and #rays. https://t.co/CiVE…
Jan 28, 2021 · 74 shares · 263 followersView post →
田古
田中順也@古生物のしたたかな生き方
@tanituki · X
RT @ikejiri_paleo: Nature のサメ研究の論文はこちら。
Pacoureau, N., Rigby, C.L., Kyne, P.M. et al. Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks an…
Jan 28, 2021 · 3 shares · 2,156 followersView post →
池博
池尻武仁(博士)
@ikejiri_paleo · X
Nature のサメ研究の論文はこちら。
Pacoureau, N., Rigby, C.L., Kyne, P.M. et al. Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays. Nature 589, 567–571 (2021). https://t.co/WkLj940goK
Jan 28, 2021 · 5 likes · 3 shares · 710 followersView post →
Jan 27, 2021 · 41 likes · 20 shares · 2,160 followersView post →
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IUU Risk Intelligence
@IUURisk · X
Pacoureau et al., (2021) Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays, Nature 589, 567–571. (Pretty Bleak Findings - Oceanic shark populations dropped 71% since 1970). https://t.co/MirhbkoDW2
Jan 27, 2021 · 1 like · 1,039 followersView post →
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Virginia Tech CNRE
@vt_cnre · X
Oceanic shark and ray populations have collapsed by 70% over 50 years, mainly due to overfishing.
@HollyKindsvater @vt_fishwild contributed to this eye-opening study, published in @nature (https://t.co/lbZEaTjHHp).
https://t.co/fSmv4FOoKW
Jan 27, 2021 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 2,243 followersView post →
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David Shiffman, Ph.D.
@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Bluesky
Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays | Great (if sad) work from some former lab mates, please read and share
https://buff.ly/3t136q5
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